Barclays ‘build your bank’ initiative asks consumers for ideas

Barclays is launching a marketing drive that encourages consumers to share ideas about how it can improve its everyday banking services.

M&C Saatchi on alert as Dixons calls pitch

The parent group of Currys and PC World rethinks 25-year relationship with the incumbent in £50 million ad review.

Droga5 Europe wins global Heineken brief

Droga5 Europe has won Heineken’s global Strongbow apple ciders business – the London-based agency’s first major account since it was launched in June.

Mendoza steps down from Havas

Marc Mendoza is stepping down from his role as chairman of Havas Media at the end of the month, having decided the ambassadorial figurehead role at the agency is not suited for him.

Travelodge kicks off pitch for creative and media accounts

Travelodge is reviewing its UK advertising and media accounts ahead of a major above-the-line campaign.

AKQA unveils new creative director

AKQA has hired Ian Wharton as a creative director, reporting to the agency’s co-founder and chief creative officer, James Hilton.

WPP and Publicis Groupe post first-half double-digit growth

WPP and Publicis Groupe have reported the highest increase in pre-tax profits of the major holding groups in the first half of 2013.

Cooke leaves Topshop to launch consultancy

Justin Cooke has left his job as the chief marketing officer at Topshop to set up his own agency, Innovate7.

Comparethemarket recruits Lida and Rapp

Comparethemarket.com has hired Lida to handle its CRM account after a pitch.

Govt postpones strategy auction

The Government Procurement Service has been forced to delay the e-auction for its strategy and planning roster after what agencies have called a “bloody war” of bidding last week.

WPP supports D&AD’s drive for fresh advertising talent

WPP is partnering with the creative charity D&AD to help give advertising graduates a leg-up in the industry.

Miller UK consolidates below-the-line briefs

SABMiller is looking to consolidate the below-the-line marketing for Miller Genuine Draft and its Central European brands into a single agency.

Futuristic Fish-Tank Accessories – The Cassandra Verity Spring/Summer 2013 Collection is Conceptual (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Entitled ‘Neptune’s Daughter’ the Cassandra Verity Spring/Summer 2013 collection embodies a fashionably futuristic air. This daring line of womenswear is showcased in a bold new…

Revelado o novo logo do Yahoo!

Depois de brincar com um novo logo por dia durante um mês, o Yahoo! revelou o redesign de sua marca, o primeiro em 18 anos de existência.

Como prometido, a cor roxa e o ponto de exclamação continuam, e o vídeo acima mostra a mudança em detalhes. Na minha opinião, o redesign apresentado não parece um trabalho profissional, apenas uma troca de fonte (pra pior).

As reações iniciais, aliás, são bastante negativas. Claro que isso é sempre natural e esperado em toda mudança de logo, mas no caso do Yahoo! a discussão deve passar longe do campo de meras percepções pessoais.

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Myosis est le film de fin d’études de la prestigieuse école d’animation des Gobelins co-réalisé par Guillaume Dousse, Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart, Ricky Cometa, Adrien Gromelle et Thibaud Petitpas. Visuellement magnifique, cette création s’inspire du myosis, phénomène inconscience de la diminution de la pupille.

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Surrealist Accessory Catalogs – The SMITH/GREY Bulls and Roses Collection is Ornate and Animalistic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Embodying a surrealist art aesthetic, the SMITH/GREY ‘Bulls and Roses’ collection catalog challenges a viewer’s perception. Based in London, UK, the label’s talented…

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Folded Photo Fashions – The Postcards from Blackpool 2013 Collection by Carrie-Ann Stein (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Entitled ‘Postcards from Blackpool’, the Carrie-Ann Stein graduate collection experiments with an unlikely fabric medium. Created using enlarged photo and postcard prints, this…

Modernized Vintage Furnishings – The Antwerp Chair from Anthropologie Remixes a Retro Aesthetic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Antwerp Chair from home retailer Anthropologie is a contemporary take on tradition. Framed in a yellow hardwood material, this striking seating accessory is adorned with cushioned linen…

How Yahoo Picked a New Look For An 18-Year-Old Brand


Yahoo has refreshed its 18-year-old logo to match the nearly two-decade-old portal’s ongoing makeover under CEO Marissa Mayer.

Capping a thirty-day campaign leading up to the official unveiling, Yahoo pinned the first major redesign of its logo since 1995 to the site’s homepage early Thursday morning. But here’s the punchline: the new logo was not among the 30 teased over the past month.

Created exclusively by Yahoo’s in-house brand design group and product designers, the new logo retains much of its predecessor’s qualities — the purple, the exclamation point, the varying letter sizes meant to represent a yodel’s sound waves — but simultaneously modernizes it and applies a classical aesthetic.

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